Kafr el-Sheikh Museum and Social Inclusion: A Case Study

Abstract

Museums, as dynamic cultural institutions, have existed throughout history and evolved in form and content until they reached the current museum model. The museum serves a variety of educational, social, economic, and civic functions. They are also bearers of values that have become embedded in the social fabric and incorporated into its institutions. A museum is a structure that houses skills, values, collections, knowledge, and exhibitions. Interaction occurs through exhibitions in addition to other educational activities. Within the cultural community, it was associated with many species’ theatre, music, and cinema. Museum, like all species, competes with its close relatives. In nature, animal species compete for energy and living space, resulting in both competitive exclusion and coexistence. Since the earliest historical times, the governorate of Kafr El-Sheikh has had a great share of its contribution to the history of Egyptian civilization, this study aims to shed light on the role of social conclusion in one of the newest regional museums in Kafr el-Sheikh by discussing a case study, which is the “Kafr el-Sheikh Museum,” one of the new museum projects that were established in Egypt. Throughout the research journey, we focus on identifying obstacles and challenges, as well as finding the necessary solutions to provide various services that consolidate the phenomenon of social inclusion, with a focus on the application of digital technologies to enhance the experience of disabled visitors.

Presenters

Mohamed Abdelrazik
Director, Department of Archeological Studies and Research, Islamic Antiquities Registration Center), Museum Documentation, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Egypt, Kafr ash Shaykh, Egypt

Details

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Visitors

KEYWORDS

Regional Museums, Community Outreach, Social Inclusion